Skydance TV & DTC Co-Chair JB Perrette Unveils Leadership Team, Executive Departures
JB Perrette, who leads television and direct-to-consumer businesses at the newly formed Skydance, has announced his leadership team and several executive departures. The appointments follow the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount, and set out how the combined company plans to coordinate its streaming and television operations.
The departing executives include leaders from HBO Max, Paramount+, international media networks and regional streaming businesses. Efrain Miron is leaving his current content strategy role to explore other opportunities within the company, while Skydance has yet to name a new Pluto TV leader. Perrette said the structure would combine local expertise with global capabilities and aim to make the divisions work together; Pluto, launched in 2014, faces competition from Tubi and the Roku Channel.
In short
- Skydance has named leaders and announced departures across TV and streaming.
- Several senior WBD and Paramount executives are leaving their posts.
- Pluto TV’s next leader has not yet been named.
Explained simply
Skydance is a media company formed by the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount. The businesses it brings together include television channels and streaming services such as HBO Max, Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
JB Perrette leads the combined company’s television and direct-to-consumer operations. Its leadership structure matters because it will shape how the services and regional teams coordinate; Pluto TV, a free streaming service launched in 2014, competes with Tubi and the Roku Channel.